Be careful out there.

[Vigor]

That's not what I was suggesting at all. Accidents happen. He, however, chose to buy a Bronco Sport which was a mistake.

Care to share what's wrong with a Bronco sport ?

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[JB1901]

Care to share what's wrong with a Bronco sport ?

It's not all that nice of a vehicle? It compares more to a Suzuki Samurai or Subaru than a Bronco. I think my Fusion had more leg room. I'm sure it's just as reliable and functional as an Escape or whatever. My Kawasaki Mule is a better option offroad.

 

[Darforce]

You’ll see a lot more of these threads I think....people that somehow think that this is an appropriate vehicle for this kind of terrain. As for the tow....let that be the insurance companies problem

 

[CDN Jen]

Care to share what's wrong with a Bronco sport ?

Nothing's wrong with the Sport. It's a great vehicle for those who want to do light off-roading, especially the most capable Badlands trim (which that overturned Sport was not). I just got a Sport Badlands and it's much more capable than my Escape. Sure, it's no big Bronco Badlands, but its not supposed to be. Not everyone wants to rock crawl.

That said, I'm getting a 2DR Badlands and probably won't be pushing it any harder than my Sport. But who cares?

 

[Awac75]

Update: They did manage to recover the vehicle. That is a pretty good group of folks out there.

 

[Vigor]

It's not all that nice of a vehicle? It compares more to a Suzuki Samurai or Subaru than a Bronco. I think my Fusion had more leg room. I'm sure it's just as reliable and functional as an Escape or whatever. My Kawasaki Mule is a better option offroad.

Not everything has to be a big Bronco though. Maybe some people just need what the sport provides

Nothing's wrong with the Sport. It's a great vehicle for those who want to do light off-roading, especially the most capable Badlands trim (which that overturned Sport was not). I just got a Sport Badlands and it's much more capable than my Escape. Sure, it's no big Bronco Badlands, but its not supposed to be. Not everyone wants to rock crawl.

That said, I'm getting a 2DR Badlands and probably won't be pushing it any harder than my Sport. But who cares?

This

 

[indio22]

Reps to this guy for being out there and having an interesting future campfire story to tell (once he recovers from the shock of the roll-over). Probably half the people buying Sport or even full size Bronco, will never do anything exciting enough to warrant mention.

 

[BTomorama]

To be fair, turtles can end up like this as well.

Humans gonna turtle.

 

[vrtical]

it doesnt take much to catch a tire off the end of a trail and toss you or suck you down a terrain specially since it looks like a decent drop off. We have those issues around here on paved roads...

 

[Silver-Bolt]

Nothing's wrong with the Sport. It's a great vehicle for those who want to do light off-roading, especially the most capable Badlands trim (which that overturned Sport was not). I just got a Sport Badlands and it's much more capable than my Escape. Sure, it's no big Bronco Badlands, but its not supposed to be. Not everyone wants to rock crawl.

That said, I'm getting a 2DR Badlands and probably won't be pushing it any harder than my Sport. But who cares?

100%. The problem will be the owners that push the Sport beyond it's intended use. They will see people posting crazy stuff on FB & YT and think hey, that looks fun. In a shot time the soon realize they do not have the skills needed to safely pull of the same maneuver. In this case based on the photos the terrain was well within the Sports capability which puts the cause solely on the driver.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

100%. The problem will be the owners that push the Bronco and Bronco Sport beyond it's intended use. They will see people posting crazy stuff on FB & YT and think hey, that looks fun. In a shot time the soon realize they do not have the skills needed to safely pull of the same maneuver. In this case based on the photos the terrain was well within the Sports capability which puts the cause solely on the driver.

FIFY

Looks like this guy was driving too fast offroad at night. I don't see a regular Bronco faring much better.

Everybody has seen the King of Hammers stuff where guys are driving offroad fast on closed courses. Even at offroadeos the instructors are doing high speed passes to show off the cars capabilities.

I agree this won't be the last of these pics. And we will see a lot more of them when the bigger Bronco hits the street too.

 

[Ripcurl]

Did the guy indicate the circumstance at the time?

Lot of blame on the vehicle itself with limited info that I can see

Or could he have swerved when he saw some animal eyes light up in front of him in the dark on the trail which could have resulted in the same outcome for any number of vehicles if he swerved to the downslope

 

[Judge Rufus]

gravity > sway bar disconnect

 

[RecklessKelly]

Update: They did manage to recover the vehicle. That is a pretty good group of folks out there.

What a nice, appreciative, down to earth, (no pun intended) sounding off-roader ................

 

[broadicustomworks]

Not a mistake other than driving to fast, the area is just mild dirt trails.

https://goo.gl/maps/MpuPmrWL9KzcfeNDA

Just look at ALL THOSE MILES of trails! And the unfinished gridwork of named streets just to the east of that is something else.

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